Rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been proven efficacious and safe, but more investigations are needed to define feasibility of rapid ART approach in real-life settings.We conducted a retrospective, observational study on newly HIVdiagnosed patients referred to our Infectious Diseases Department from September 1st, 2015, to July 31st, 2019. According to the timing of ART initiation, we distinguished 3 groups of patients (rapid, intermediate and late group) and represented the trend of virological response during a 400-days-period. The hazard ratios of each predictor on viral suppression were estimated through the Cox proportional hazard model.The median time from HIV diagnosis to the first medical referral was 15 days and the median time from the first care access to therapy start was 24 days. Among patients, 37.6% started ART within 7 days, 20.6% between 8 and 30 days, and 41.8% after 30 days. Longer time to ART start and higher baseline viral load were associated with a lower probability of viral suppression. After one year, all groups showed a high viral suppression rate (99%). In a high-income setting the rapid ART approach seems useful to accelerate viral suppression which is great over time regardless of ART initiation timing.

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